College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Ace Valentine
Robert Morris · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #1
Transfer from UMBC
- #236 guard in the country
- #253 in the transfer portal
- #139 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Robert Morris, as a lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at UMBC (32.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 23
- Spot in the rotation
- #1
From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.
▸What is impact?
Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.
Last season: the basics
2025-26 at UMBC: 32 games, 32 starts, 32.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game11.971stMM #166
- Rebounds per game4.181stMM #139
- Assists per game3.991stMM #55
- Steals per game0.848thMM #371
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
- Field goal %50.6%(136-269)94thMM #59
- 3-point %38.1%(43-113)79thMM #158
- Free throw %77.0%(67-87)52ndMM #362
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Usage rate18.0%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating125.693rdMM #46
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating102.587thMM #97
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.2%92ndMM #56
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %58.6%92ndMM #62
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.9397thMM #23
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %3.1%1stMM #839
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate32.3%56thMM #371
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.17293rdMM #31
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Ace Valentine
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.98 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.8 reb · 6.7 ast
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+0.73 impact · 12.2 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Utah State
+0.94 impact · 7.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.6 ast
CompareTransfer from George Mason
+0.63 impact · 14.3 pts · 3.7 reb · 2.9 ast
CompareReturning
+0.57 impact · 11 pts · 4.3 reb · 4.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Liberty
+0.59 impact · 11.1 pts · 3 reb · 3.5 ast
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Robert Morris teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).